Sei Young Animation

Sei Young Animation Co., Ltd. (Korean: 세영동화(주); Hanja: 世映動畵(株)) was an animation studio based in South Korea, known best for working overseas for North America animated TV shows, such as The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!, The Legend of Zelda, and The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3. And for Japan, Final Yamato, Video Senshi Laserion and the infamous "Island/Africa" filler arc of Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water. They merged with Dong Woo Animation in 1999.

Animation production

1980s

• The Transformers (Uncredited) (Animation Production shared with AKOM)
• G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero (Uncredited)
• Defenders of the Earth (Uncredited)
• Blondie and Dagwood
• Beetle Bailey
• The Legend of Zelda
• The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!
• G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero (DIC series) (Storyboards and Animation, Season 1 only)
• Captain N: The Game Master (Season 1 only along with Dong Yang Animation.)

1990s

• Captain Planet and the Planeteers (Uncredited)
• Alvin & the Chipmunks (DiC seasons only, replacing A-1 Productions)
• The Real Ghostbusters (Animation Production shared with A.C. Productions, Credited as Sei Young Productions, Season 6 only)
• The Legend of Prince Valiant
• ProStars (Animation Production shared with Dong Woo Animation)
• Camp Candy (Season 3, replacing KK C&D Asia)
• Saban’s Gulliver’s Travels
• Around the World in Eighty Dreams
• The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3
• Journey to the Heart of the World
• Bubsy (Failed pilot)
• Phantom 2040 (Animation Production shared with Saerom Animation)
• Flash Gordon (Animation Production shared with AKOM and Fantôme Animation)

Anime

1970s

• Galaxy Express 999 (銀河鉄道999) (Toei Animation)

1980s

• Final Yamato (宇宙戦艦ヤマト 完結編) (Toei Animation) (Production Cooperation)
• Lightspeed Electroid Albegas (光速電神アルベガス) (Toei Animation) (Production Cooperation, 5 episodes)
• Video Senshi Laserion (ビデオ戦士レザリオン) (Toei Animation) (Production Cooperation, 11 episodes) List: "Do Not Cry, Mother", "Friendship Melody", "Devil's Birthday", "Fleeing Victory", "Harapeko War", "When Mars Is Bitten", "Death Match Of 12 Hours", "A Solitary Attack", "Dream Of The Illusive Monk", "Emperor Jack, Move!!", "The Emperor, Arrival At The Moon"
• The Three Musketeers Anime (アニメ三銃士) (Korean-Japanese Co-production with Gallop)

1990s

• Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water (ふしぎの海のナディア) (Korean-Japanese Co-production with Group TAC & Gainax)
• The Guyver: Bio-Booster Armor (強殖装甲ガイバー) (Animate Film) (Illustrations & Cinematography, Episodes 8 and 11–12 only)
• Montana Jones (モンタナ・ジョーンズ) (Korean-Japanese-Italian Co-production with Studio Junio and REVER) (Background Art, Finishing, Inbetween Animation and Shooting, Credited as Sei Young Anitel)[1]
• Harimogu Harley (はりもぐハーリー) (Image K & Studio Junio) (In-Between & Finish Animation for Episodes 1–2, 6–8, 14–17, 19, 23–26, 28, 34–35, 38–40, 43–47, 53, 55, 57–60, 65–67, 73–74 and 77–81 only, In-Between & Finish Animation for Episodes 87, 89, 91, 94–96, 98, 105, 107, 109, 111–113, 116, 119, 124, 126, 128, 131–133, 137 and 139 was done by Shin Young Animation)
• Hakugei: Legend of the Moby Dick (白鯨伝説) (Studio Junio & Tezuka Productions) (In-Between & Clean-Up Animation and Background Art, Season 1 (Episodes 1–18) only)
• Beast Wars II: Super Life-Form Transformers (ビーストウォーズII 超生命体トランスフォーマー) (Production Reed) (Key and In-Between Animation and Animation Direction, Episodes 2, 6, 8, 11–12, 15, 17–18, 22, 25–26, 28, 30, 32, 35, 38 and 40 only)

Original Productions

1980s

• Wanderer Kkachi (떠돌이 까치) (Animation Production shared with Dai Won Animation Co. and Shin Won Productions)
• The Land of Tales ABC (동화나라 ABC) (Credited as Sei Young Anitel)
• The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!/The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3 (슈퍼 마리오) (Korean-American Co-production with DIC, Super Mario World (超级马里奥) was a Chinese-Italian-American Co-production by DIC, Reteitalia, and Pacific Rim Productions)
• The Legend of Zelda (젤다의 전설) (Korean-American Co-production with DIC)
• 2020 Space Wonder Kiddy (2020년 우주의 원더키디)

1990s

• 어린이의 눈은 속일 수 없습니다. [2]
• Widget, the World Watcher (외계소년 위제트) (Korean-American Co-production with Zodiac Entertainment and Calico Creations)
• Eunbi & Kabi's Once Upon a Time (은비 까비의 옛날 옛적에) (Animation Production shared with Hanho Heung-Up)
• Mr. Bogus (보거스는 내 친구) (Korean-American Co-production with Zodiac Entertainment and Calico Creations) (Credited as Sei Young Anitel)
• Where's Wally?: The Animated Series (월리를 찾아라) (Korean-American-British Co-production with DIC and HIT Entertainment)
• Twinkle, the Dream Being (꿈돌이) (Korean-American Co-production with Zodiac Entertainment and Calico Creations originally created to promote the 1993 Taejŏn Expo) (Credited as Sei Young Anitel)
• TongTong Trio (통통이 삼총사) (Episodes 1–10 only)
• 초롱이의 옛날여행 (Later retitled as 역사만화 한국위인전 when it's aired in the reruns.)
• Space Strikers (빛돌이 우주 2만리) (Korean-American-French Co-production with M6 and Saban Entertainment originally created to promote Seoul Broadcasting System's mascot Victory (빛돌이)) (Credited as Sei Young Anitel)

See also

• Daewon Media
• Kyoyuk Donghwasa (Korean: 교육동화사; Hanja: 敎育動畵社)
• Production Grimi (Formally known as Shin Won Productions)
• Hahn Shin Corporation
• Sae Hahn Productions
• Dong Woo Animation (Much of the Sei Young staff moved to Dong Woo Animation.)
• Off-model

References

1. Alfred Jones - 1. 애니메이션 '몬타나 존스'란? '몬타나 존스'는 ...
2. 비디오 경고영상 변천사

External links

• Sei Young Animation on IMDb
• Sei Young Animation at Anime News Network's encyclopedia